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Patrons are responsible for items checked out on their library cards and for knowing the rules and regulations of the library.
Appeal requests will only be considered for unpaid fines and fees. Appeal requests for previously paid fines and fees will not be considered and will be denied.
Fines will not be waived for any of these reasons:
Happy Holidays from the UCR Library
Second image: Drone shot of the campus with snow capped mountains. (UCR/Taylor Ruthford)
Join us for UC Love Data Week 2023
Organizations from across the University of California system, including the UCR Library, will host UC Love Data Week 2023.
Join us February 13–17 for a series of virtual workshops and presentations on all things data. Whether you're working on qualitative or quantitative data, we've got events for you!
All members of the University of California community are welcome to attend. Make sure to register with your UC-campus email.
Topics include:
- Data visualization
- Wikidata basics
- Web archiving as data
- GIS & mapping: where to start
- How to Get Wikidata Using SPARQL
- FAIR and ML, AI readiness, and AI reproducibility
- Data-driven animation for research and science communication
- Getting started with qualitative data analysis: open tools and methods
- Responsible data science
- Using library collections for computational research
And much more!
The UCR Library’s Data Librarian Kat Koziar is coordinating the UCR Library’s participation in UC Love Data Week. You can RSVP for UCR Library-led workshops directly at ucrlibrary.eventbrite.com.
To see all that UC Love Data week has to offer, visit the uc-love-data-week.github.io! You’ll be able to see the full workshop schedule and links to register for workshops from other UCs. Make sure to register for UC Love Data Week events with your UCR or UC email address.
If you have any questions about UC Love Data Week, you can reach out to Kat Koziar at katherine.koziar@ucr.edu.
Interlibrary Loan Update: My ILL Retiring, Tipasa Launching July 1
The way you place interlibrary loan requests will stay the same; this upgrade improves behind-the-scenes workflows.
Beginning July 1, the UCR Library will transition to Tipasa, an interlibrary loan (ILL) system that will replace VDX/My ILL. This update will streamline internal workflows and introduce efficiencies and automation on the back end. For patrons, the requesting process will remain unchanged.
You will continue to place ILL requests through UC Library Search.
The most important changes to note:
- Electronic documents will now be delivered via email only.
- You can still log into your UC Library Search account to view all requested or loaned ILL materials and to request renewals.
- To log in to your UC Library Search account, visit search.library.ucr.edu. On the homepage, you can select Sign In at the top right or select Sign in to your Account under Library Account in the middle of the homepage. After making your selection, select UCR Net ID to sign in and you’ll be taken to the UCR’s Single-Sign-On page where you can log in.
- You will be able to view items you request in My ILL through December (to access older requests and documents). Requests made after July 1 will not be accessible via My ILL.
We appreciate your patience as our ILL Team works through this system transition and troubleshoots any potential issues.
If you encounter any issues or have any questions, please contact us at interlib@ucr.edu. For general information on interlibrary loan at UCR, please visit: https://library.ucr.edu/using-the-library/interlibrary-loan
Director of Organizational Design and Human Resources
The UCR Library is delighted to announce that Cindi Tompkins has joined the UCR Library as our new Director of Organizational Design and Human Resources.
Cindi will be located in Library Human Resources on the first floor of the Tomas Rivera Library, reporting to Steven Mandeville-Gamble, University Librarian.
Cindi earned her Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Finance degree from California State University, San Bernardino.
Most recently, Cindi served as the Human Resources Director for the County of San Bernardino.
Virtual Reality prototype launches third round of testing at UCR Library
Dr. Juliette Levy will return to the UCR Library to take students on a third round of testing with her early-stage virtual reality prototype, “Che’s Village.”
The prototype was built to amplify students' experience of studying Che Guevara's speech, "Social Ideals of the Rebel Army," which he delivered on January 27, 1959.
The third round of VR experimentation will take place in the Teaching & Learning Center in Rivera Library from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday, Nov. 5 and Tuesday, Nov. 6. The experience should take approximately 10 to 15 minutes to explore, and developers were available to discuss user feedback immediately afterward.
Levy and her co-creator Tawny Schlieski listened to feedback from the first- and second-round beta testers when they debuted “Che’s Village” in February 2017 and again in June 2017. They integrated users’ previous suggestions into this newly redesigned VR module.
This VR system was originally developed for Levy’s History 75 (Introduction to Latin American History) course, but all interested UC Riverside students, faculty, and staff were welcome and encouraged to participate.
Those interested are encouraged to RSVP to guarantee a spot.
Elsevier update (June 2020)
UC’s negotiating team continues to communicate with Elsevier.
While progress remains slow, there are a number of recent developments that we hope may give fresh impetus to these discussions:
COVID-19
As a recent Los Angeles Times column laid out, the need for access to research has never been clearer. In fact, many publishers, including Elsevier, have temporarily made coronavirus-related articles freely available. Pandemic-related budget crunches may also pressure publishers to moderate financial demands.
Federal policy
The Office of Science and Technology Policy is considering a zero-embargo policy for the author’s final manuscript for all federally funded research — a change strongly supported by UC’s faculty Senate and that, if adopted, would further incentivize publishers to accelerate their shift towards open access.
Actions by other institutions
UNC-Chapel Hill, Iowa State University and the SUNY (State University of New York) system all recently ended their “big deal” subscription packages with Elsevier. As the head of UNC’s university library wrote: “UC helped to expose the runaway journal costs that are breaking university and library budgets everywhere [and] the need to increase open access to research, rather than locking it behind steep and rising paywalls.”
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Meanwhile, the feedback we received from faculty, students and researchers earlier this year confirmed that, while researchers are feeling the impact of UC’s lack of an Elsevier contract — particularly in the health and life sciences — the majority both systemwide and here at UC Riverside remain supportive of UC’s position.
While we don’t yet know what form the final resolution with Elsevier will take, UC remains committed to getting closure and finding a path forward in the coming months.
Borrowing & Renewing
Borrowing
You can check out materials at circulation/reserves desks with your valid library card. Loan periods vary by item and by card holder status, so be sure to check your borrowing privileges. You are responsible for all items checked out on your card and should not loan borrowed materials to any other person.